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#[[Be Grateful|Be grateful]]. Alright, so you've read the [[Think Positively|How to Think Positively]] article, too, and you're still at a loss? Then just start with being grateful. The more things you realize you have going for you the more you can sit back and go, "Huh. I guess life is pretty darn okay." The only sad part is it isn't! | #[[Be Grateful|Be grateful]]. Alright, so you've read the [[Think Positively|How to Think Positively]] article, too, and you're still at a loss? Then just start with being grateful. The more things you realize you have going for you the more you can sit back and go, "Huh. I guess life is pretty darn okay." The only sad part is it isn't! | ||
#*Seriously. You probably have clothes on your back, talents, people who love you, and a future, just for starters. That's the stuff most people have -- what else do you have that's unique to you? | #*Seriously. You probably have clothes on your back, talents, people who love you, and a future, just for starters. That's the stuff most people have -- what else do you have that's unique to you? | ||
| − | #[[Smile|Smile]]. There's a ton of arguments on thought and behavior and what comes first. Turns out your ''mind'' actually takes cues from your ''body''. So get to tricking your mind and smiling! <ref>http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/isnt-what-i-expected/201207/try-some-smile-therapy</ref> | + | #[[Smile|Smile]]. There's a ton of arguments on thought and behavior and what comes first. Turns out your ''mind'' actually takes cues from your ''body''. So get to tricking your mind and smiling! <ref name="rf17424">http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/isnt-what-i-expected/201207/try-some-smile-therapy</ref> |
#*Smiling releases endorphins and serotonin. If you force a smile, you will ''literally'' be happier. Not look happier, not seem happier, ''be'' happier. | #*Smiling releases endorphins and serotonin. If you force a smile, you will ''literally'' be happier. Not look happier, not seem happier, ''be'' happier. | ||
#*Smiling reduces stress, lowers your blood pressure, and improves your immune system. | #*Smiling reduces stress, lowers your blood pressure, and improves your immune system. | ||
